Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Summary
last Fantasy 7 Rebirthhas some explaining to do . Not only did its predecessor , FF7 Remake , commute a ton of story beatsfrom the original game , but it ’s already promise to include a number of brand - novel surprises and shake - ups . And the originalFF7didn’t explain everything perfectly , either . Between the motion arouse by what connections already exist , and the further wrinkle create byCrisis Core ’s now - pointless conclusion , there ’s a lot thatFF7 Rebirthhas to describe for .
[ warn : This clause contains spoilers for the original FF7 , FF7 Remake , and Crisis Core . ]
And in the meantime , player speculation has carry rampant , with any routine of rooter theory popping up online . Sure , some of them have a basis in grounds from other games in theFF7 Remakeproject , but others seem to have risen out of the ether . One way or another , FF7 Rebirthwill have to address it all . Here are some of the biggest question it still has to answer .
Naoki Hamaguchi , the director of the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth , discusses the biggest goals and challenge of the next entrance in the remake trilogy .
10Will Aerith Die?
Can Cloud Save Her? Can She Save Herself?
One way or another , FF7 Rebirthwill have to settle the interrogative sentence of Aerith ’s fate . Aerith dies near the middle of the originalFF7 , during the party ’s first sojourn to the Forgotten Capital . Based on how theFF7 Remakeproject is pace and where the 2d game is liable to end , what was originally Aerith ’s last scene is guaranteed to seem inFF7 Rebirth .
But it does n’t have to terminate in tragedy this time . Since the political party has defeated the Whispers and gained the right to find out their own portion as of the remnant ofFF7 Remake , there ’s any number of ways that Aerith ’s sojourn to the ruins could go down . Will Sephiroth appear , and if he does , will Aerith last ?
9How Are The Whispers Connected To Sephiroth?
What Is Sephiroth’s Plan This Time?
In the originalFF7 , Sephiroth ’s grand plan was to destroy the planet ’s crust by mobilize Meteor , becoming one with the Lifestream and efficaciously ascending to godhood in the appendage . However , inFF7 Remake , he seems more invested in the Whispers , mysterious beings whose part is to halt anyone from diverging fromFF7 ’s canon adaptation of events . The matter is , FF7doesn’t terminate so well for Sephiroth ; he ’s vote out by Cloud . So what does Sephiroth require with the Whispers ? Did he create them , or is he just goading the political party into destroying them ? Does he curb them ? And what is he going to do now that they ’re gone ?
8Is Zack Alive?
How Does Crisis Core Tie Into The Remake Trilogy?
At the conclusion ofCrisis Coreand its remake , Zack Fair appear to die at the hand of Shinra soldier , using his last breathing place to save Cloud . However , Zack appears briefly at the end ofRemake , alert and well . So which version of these events is canyon ? Did Zack narrowly get out with his life-time , or was his view at the end ofRemakea cerise herring ? It could have been a peep into an alternate existence , or a flashback . Now that the Whispers are gone , he may have a second chance at survival of the fittest . But will things turn out well this metre ?
The new Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demonstration and developer interview have revealed impressive fictitious character and story surprises about the hoped-for PS5 game .
7How Does Aerith Know The Future?
How Much Does She Know?
Aerith repeatedly has visions of the futurity inFF7 Remake , and she ’ll probably continue to do so inRebirth . It ’s likely that this has something to do with her connexion to the Lifestream as the last survive Cetra , but just how far ahead she can see is never explicitly call . So it ’s up toFF7 Rebirthto explain the particulars of her prescience , and just how much of the future she ’s secret to . Does she know of the terror to her own life ? And now that she ’s taken more restraint over her own life , can she save herself ?
6What Is The Promised Land, Really?
Can Anyone Ever Get There?
The construct of the Promised Land exists in the background for much of theFF7story . It ’s an ancient Cetra myth , but one that everyone interprets differently . To the Cetra , it ’s a stead of total happiness that the righteous can gain at the terminal of their lives . To Shinra , it ’s a seat of nigh - infinite Mako deposits , one that will make whoever find it rich beyond their angry dreams . Of of course , there ’s always the possibility that the Promised Land does n’t survive ; it could but be a spiritual metaphor invented to describe the joy of living in harmony with the satellite .
5Does FF7 Have Multiple Timelines?
How Can Characters Cross Between Them?
At the end ofFF7 remaking , all the independent quality face out toward a seemingly infinite view , musing on their departure from circumstances and what ’s next for their future tense . The most obvious implication here is thatthe compilation ofFF7consists of multiple timeline : the original canon and theRemaketrilogybeing two of those . But is that really lawful , or is it another red herring ? Perhaps they ’ve irreversibly changed the timeline by demolish the Whispers , or perhaps their original fates are still inevitable . And if it is true , there must be some way for people to cross between timelines .
4Is The Remake Trilogy Actually A Sequel?
Is This FF7 Fan Theory True?
A rough-cut buff theory holds thattheFF7 Remaketrilogy is n’t just a retelling of the original plot - it ’s actually a sequel . If this were the causa , it ’d have in mind someone effectively rewound time after the upshot of the originalFF7 , giving everyone the chance to seek things again in Bob Hope of a in effect outcome .
But who , and why ? The most likely candidate is Sephiroth . He does seem to have become part of the Lifestream at the closing of the originalFF7 , and could exert some control over it . He could be using the Whispers to draw Cloud ’s aid to the diverging timelines . Whether it confirms , debunks , or simply passes over this possibility , FF7 Rebirthwill have to address it one way or another .
3Why Is It Called “Rebirth”?
And What Will The Next Game’s Subtitle Be?
TheFF7Remaketrilogy seems to be following a name convention in which each game ’s caption begins with the letters " re . " The meaning of " remaking " is obvious enough , but why " Rebirth " for the 2nd game ? Perhaps a particular fictitious character will be reborn , like Sephiroth becoming one with the Lifestream and returning as a divinity . Or maybe it ’s the universe itself that ’s being reborn , changed from its original , seemingly immutable shape into a more ideal world created by Aerith and Cloud .
And if this trend continues , what will be the third game ’s subtitle ? " Reunion , " referencing the appendage by which Sephiroth ’s clones are drawn to him , would make sense , but there ’s a dictionary ’s Charles Frederick Worth of other words that have an equal chance .
2Where Will FF7 Rebirth End?
And Where Will The Third FF7 Remake Pick Up?
It ’s already been announced thatFF7 Rebirthwill final stage with the Forgotten Capital , but which part of which visit ? In fact , the party travel there doubly inFF7 : the first time , when Sephiroth appears and kill Aerith , and the second with a novel lead provide by Bugenhagen . prevue have already suggest Bugenhagen will factor intoRebirth , so the game could conceivably end with either of these scene . And it does n’t have to let in the entirety of the final scene , either;FF7 Rebirthcould have a cliffhanger termination .
1Will Genesis Be In FF7 Rebirth?
Will The Crisis Core Character Return?
With the various timeline acrobatics that are presently being performed on the compiling ofFF7 , it ’s very potential thatGenesis will reappear inFF7 Rebirth . Genesis is the primary antagonist ofCrisis Core : he ’s a fellow SOLDIER to Zack , who study that his body is deteriorating due to Shinra ’s infusion of Jenova ’s DNA . He composes an army of his own clones , set about to convince Sephiroth and Angeal to get together his side . However , Genesis remain live at the closing of Crisis Core , so there ’s every possibility he ’ll show up again inRebirth . Just what role he ’ll work persist indecipherable , but he may factor in intoZack ’s playable chapter ofRebirth .
Rebirthdoesn’t of necessity need to respond all these questions directly . Some response will certainly be bring home the bacon during the course of the story , but others will be implicitly debunked by omission . Still others may yet remain unclear until the third game in theRemaketrilogy , whenever that may be . For the fourth dimension being , players will have to await untilFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth ’s release on February 29 , 2024 , to get some answers .
